The Department of Management, Economics and Industrial Engineering (DIG) of Politecnico di Milano was established in 1990 as the Department of Economy and Production (DEP).
The Department’s main objective is research, which is pursued through collaborations with leading Italian and international schools and institutions. Alongside research, the Department focuses on education.
The Department of Management, Economics and Industrial Engineering, with MIP Politecnico di Milano Graduate School of Business, is part of the School of Management of Politecnico di Milano.
Department of Management, Economics and Industrial Engineering
PROGRAMS PORTFOLIO
The teaching is carried out by the professors of the Department of Management, Economics and Industrial Engineering is divided into three main fields:
- Bachelor of Science in Management, Economics and Industrial Engineering
- Master of Science in Management, Economics and Industrial Engineering
- PhD Programme in Management, Economics and Industrial Engineering
DIG has the responsibility within Politecnico di Milano for teaching the specializing courses that can be studied in the Management, Economics and Industrial Engineering curriculum. It also underpins a wide range of other courses offered by Politecnico di Milano.
Study Programme in Management Engineering
The Study Programme in Management Engineering comes under the School of Industrial and Information Engineering of Politecnico di Milano. The teaching framework includes the three-year Bachelor of Science followed by the two-year Master of Science.
PhD Programme in Management, Economics and Industrial Engineering
The PhD Programme in Management, Economics and Industrial Engineering comes under the Department of Management, Economics and Industrial Engineering, and, in compliance with Italian university regulations, it awards students a third-level degree and a professional qualification corresponding to the Anglo-Saxon PhD.
MISSION
The Department of Management, Economics and Industrial Engineering, DIG, carries out research and teaching in three main areas:
- Economics, business management and organisation
- Political, industrial and regional economics
- Production systems, industrial installations and logistics
Since being established, research in DIG has been defined by its commitment to cutting-edge topics within the international scientific debate and its awareness of the demands of industry and services.
Within each of the above three research areas, DIG’s knowledge and expertise is set out following different, albeit complementary, subject lines.
Economics, business management and organisation
- Economics and strategic management
- Management of innovation and company processes
- Organisational systems
- Economics and management of financial brokers and company finance
- Decision support systems.
Political, industrial and regional economics
- Industrial and technological innovation economics
- International economics
- Monetary and financial economics
- Regional and urban economics
- Methodological and applied econometrics
Production systems, industrial installations and logistics
- Designing production systems and industrial installations
- Production systems management
- Logistics
- Security and ergo technology
- Quality management
- Plant project management
INTERNATIONALIZATION
The Department of Management, Economics and Industrial Engineering is highly committed to internationalization, which is carried out through a series of initiatives, collaborating with many leading schools and institutions and covering a wide range of research areas.
Skills acquired at DIG give rise to numerous research projects on advanced, emerging topics leading to national and international publications.
DIG ADMINISTRATIVE BODIES
Director
- Raffaella Cagliano
Vice Director
- Paolo Trucco
Departmental Council
- It is composed of professors, researchers, technical and administrative staff representatives, PhD students representatives, research fellows representatives.
Executive Board
It is composed of the Director, the Vice Director and:
- Marika Arena, Director of BSc and MSc in Management Engineering
- Michela Arnaboldi, Phd Programme Director
- Enrico Cagno, Research Development Delegate
- Federico Francesco Angelo Caniato
- Vittorio Chiesa, MIP President - Graduate School of Management
- Giancarlo Giudici, Coordination of Teaching Delegate
- Luca Grilli
- Emanuele Lettieri
- Marco Melacini
- Cristina Rossi
- Sergio Terzi
- Laura Catellani, Department Manager
Advisory Board
- Brettel Malte, Vice-Rector of Industry and Business Relations RWTH Aachen University and head the Start-up Centre
- Debruyne Marion, Dean of Vlerick Leuven Gent Management School
- Fatarella Daniela, CEO Save the Children
- Ferretti Peretti Melissa, CEO, Google
- Firpo Stefano, Direttore Generale ASSONIME
- Giménez Thomsen Cristina, Director of Identity and Mission Professor, Dpt. of Operations, Innovation & Data Science ESADE BS, President EurOMA
- Gionfriddo Anna, CEO Manpower Italia
- Guerra Leila, Associate Dean Imperial College Business School
- Guidara Francesco, Managing Director BCG BrightHouse
- Joachim Henkel, Vice Dean of Research TUM School of Management
- Kaplan Sarah, Rotman School of Management, University of Toronto, Director, Institute for Gender and the Economy (GATE)
- Newman Lee, Dean IE Business School
- Pasini Cristiano, Division for Capacity Development, Industrial Policy Advises and Statistics, UNIDO
- Pignataro Andrea, Founder & CEO, ION Group
- Shenglin Ben, Dean and Professor of Zhejiang University International Business School (ZIBS) ed ex Ceo di JP Morgan Chase China
- Simioni Anna, BCG, Advisor People & Organization, Consigliere Amministrazione AIRC, Fondazione SNAM e Clessidra Factoring
- Van der Vaart Taco, Department Chair, Department of Operations, University of Groningen, Past President EurOMA
Scientific Committee
- It is composed of all the Full Professors
Operational Coordinating Committee
It is composed of the Director, the Vice Director and:
- Tommaso Agasisti, Delegate of Simplification
- Diletta Apollonio, Head of Organizational Unit for Research
- Mirja Calgaro, Head of Organizational Unit Communication
- Laura Catellani, Department Manager, Head of Organizational Unit Administration and Accounting
- Claudio Bruno Duran, Head of Organizational Unit for Teaching
- Stefania Peverini, Administrative Secretary
ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES
The department manager of the Department of Management, Economics and Industrial Engineering is Laura Catellani.
The administrative services are organized as follows:
Unit Administration
Contact person: Stefano Cataldi
Revenues: Antonella Bottazzo
Debt collection, third party fees, internships: Susanna Cenati
Teaching and research contracts: Francesca Ferrara, Dario Francesco L'Abbate and Viviana Pizzolato
Research and other transfers: Giuseppe Aloi
Accounting support and (petty-cash) reimbursements: Claudia Mesolella
Invoices: Arturo Imbrauglio
Purchases: Anna Beatrice, Marta Moreschi and Clelia Tocco
Unit Research
Contact person: Diletta Apollonio
Projects reporting: Elena Belotti, Rosalba Iorio, Giovanna Manisco
Contracts: Giulia Agostani, Barbara Amapane, Paola Aventaggiato, Fabiana Mettola
HumanTech Project Manager: Magda Censi
Unit Teaching Support
Contact person Academic Programme: Flavia Guzzetta
Academic Programme Office: Ciro Argentino, Daniela Cicolin, Paola Senna
Contact PhD Programme: Matteo Magnani
PhD Programme Office: Giuseppa Di Tavi, Claudio Bruno Duran and Serena Vivona
Unit Communication and International Relations
Contact person: Mirja Calgaro
Communication: Alberto Bettega, Beatrice Grillo and Marta Re Ferré
International Relations: Diletta Fiasca and Martina Sani
Staff
Contact person: Laura Catellani
Executive Assistants to the Department Head: Alberto Longo, Stefania Peverini, Simona Reina
Welcome Office: Elena Cortiana
Facilities: Mirko Beduzzi
